Description
Joseph Le Compte Davis (1864- ) was an assistant district attorney of Los Angeles county (1893-95). The collection consists
of Davis' business and personal correspondence, legal materials, scrapbooks with newspaper clippings, photographs, greeting
cards and other memorabilia.
Background
Davis was born in Mercer County, Kentucky in 1864; received BL from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky in 1887; admitted to
Kentucky bar in 1887, then moved west to practice law in Los Angeles; assistant district attorney of Los Angeles county, 1893-95;
assisted Clarence Darrow in defense of John and James McNamara, accused of the bombing of the Los Angeles times building in
1910; assisted in defense of Darrow in 1912, when Darrow was accused of bribery in the McNamara case; defended Henry New,
the illegitimate son of Senator Harry S. New of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Extent
8 boxes (4 linear ft.)
4 oversize boxes
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.